Sanitary device



y 1943- v G. s. PE'RLMUTTER 2,320,156

SANITARY DEVICE Filed April 11, 1941 fioldyedperl zi INVENTOR ATTORNEYSPatented May 25, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

My invention relates to sanitary devices and more particularly to toiletseats and the like.

One of the principal objects of my invention is to provide a device ofthe above described character so constructed and arranged whereby aconstant supply of disinfectant may be supplied thereto to preclude thetransmission of contagious diseases to persons using said device.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the abovedescribed character which is simple in construction, durable in use,economical in manufacture and efiicient in operation.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, appended claims and annexed drawing.

Referring to the drawing wherein like reference characters designatelike parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of my invention illustratingthe same as applied to a toilet bowl.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on the line 33 ofFigure 2'.

In practicing my invention, I provide a toilet seat 5 of the usualcontour and configuration and which is positioned on the upper end of atoilet bowl 6. My seat is constructed of a fine porous material, thelower side of the greater portion of the outer side being glazed as at8.

A pair of loop shaped perforated tubes 9, similar in contour to theseat, are embedded therein and have outer ends l0 terminating in thefront of the seat. The rear of said tubes are connected to a pipe llhaving one end extending into said seat and the opposite end extendingupwardly therefrom and connected to a disinfectant supply tank 12. Thefront end of the seat, on the inner face thereof, is formed with a lipl3 in which is disposed and terminate the ends of one of the tubes 9whereby disinfectant from the tank I2 is introduced within the bowl 6.

In use, disinfectant from the tank flows by gravity into the tubes andis distributed, by capillary attraction, throughout the seat due to theporous construction of the same.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that I have provided a simpleand efficient sanitary toilet seat so constructed and arranged topreclude the transmission of disease from one person to another.Furthermore, it is to be understood that the disinfecting fluiddischarged through the perforated tubes permeates the entire seat, bothinside and on the surface. However, the fluid is of such a viscosity asto preclude a moist condition on the surface of the seat.

While I have described my invention in connection with a toilet seat, itis to be distinctly understood that the same may be adapted to otherdevices whereby to preclude the transmission of disease germs from oneperson to another.

It is also obvious that the invention is not confined to the hereindescribed use therefor as it may be utilized for any purpose to which itis adaptable. It is therefore to be distinctly understood that theinvention is not limited to the specific construction as illustrated anddescribed, as the same is only illustrative of the principles ofoperation, which are capable of extended application in advance forms,and that the invention comprehends all construction within the scope ofthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a toilet seat constructed ofporous material and adapted for support on a toilet bowl, a perforatedtube extending within said seat, a fluid disinfectant supply connectedto said tube for permeating said seat with said disinfectant, said seatformed with a depending lip adapted to extend within said bowl, saidtube having an end terminating within said lip whereby to supply saidbowl with disinfectant.

2. In a device of the character described, a toilet seat constructed ofporous material with its lower face and outer wall glazed, a perforatedtube extending within said seat practically around its entirecircumference and having a downwardly turned discharge open end, saidseat formed with a depending lip on its inner face extending within abowl and covering the downwardly turned end of the perforated tube.

3. In a device of the character described, a toilet seat constructed ofporous material, a perforated tube extending within said seatpractically around its entire circumference and having a downwardlyturned discharge open end, and a downwardly depending lip on the innerface of the seat and extending within a bowl and covering :he downwardlyturned end of the perforated ube.

GOLDYE s. PERLMUTTER.

